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Not true that nobody has said otherwise.  [b]The police report said they were stopped by a parking garage -- clearly for long enough for someone to observe them, call the police, and the police to show up.  So was that 5 minutes?  10 minutes?  [/b]I don't know.  But I do know that's not just walking home from the park.

What would I do if I saw a 6yo and a 10yo walking without a parent?  Depends on where and how they seemed.  If it was in my neighborhood and they seemed scared, I'd probably approach them and ask if I could help and where they lived.  If it was really nearby, I'd go to where they said they lived and tell the parents nicely.   If it was in my neighborhood and they seemed happy and on their way, I'd probably keep an eye from a distance and my hand on my phone in case something came up.  If it was outside the residential neighborhood and more commercial, I'd probably keep an eye as long as I could, hoping adults would show up, and then if I had to go before they showed up, I would probably call the police.  I wouldn't like doing it, but I would feel like I had to. [/quote]

No, the police report didn't say that. Here is what the police report said:

[i]On Sunday, April 12 at approximately 4:58 p.m., the Montgomery County Emergency Call Center received a call to check the welfare of two children in the area of Fenton and Easley Streets.  The call was dispatched at 5:00 p.m. and the first officer arrived in the area at 5:01 p.m.  The officer made contact with the complainant who directed the officer to the Fenton Street parking garage where the officer found the children.[/i]

Also, I'm going to continue with my assumption that the two callers called the police because they saw two children walking without a parent in a commercial district -- that's it, nothing more -- since you yourself say that you would call the police under those same circumstances.[/quote]

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